1. Of a periodic
signal, pertaining to
transmission in which the
time interval separating any two corresponding transitions is equal to the
unit interval or to a multiple of the unit interval. (
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2. Pertaining to
data transmission in which corresponding significant instants of two or more sequential signals have a constant
phase relationship.
Note: "Isochronous" and "
anisochronous" are characteristics, while "
synchronous" and "asynchronous" are relationships.